Black Math

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'''Black Math''' is a song by The White Stripes. This song can be heard on the band's fourth album, ''[[Elephant]]''.
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==Releases==
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* ''[[Elephant]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Under Great White Northern Lights]]'' (2010)
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* ''[[Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)]]'' (2004)
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==Other Appearances==
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* Covered by Beck live.
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==Credits==
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===Performers===
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* [[Jack White]]: electric guitar, voice
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* [[Meg White]]: drums
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===Production===
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* Originally recorded by [[The White Stripes]].
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* Written by [[Jack White]].
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* Produced and mixed by Jack White and Liam Watson.
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* Recorded November 2001/April 2002 at [[Toe Rag Studios]] in Hackney, East London.
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==Meaning==
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* [[Jack White]] : ''"I was thinking about a time in high school when I turned my books in to the math teacher and said, "I refuse to learn from you any more". The song's about asking questions. A lot of people are taught just to regurgitate information. People don't care if you learn anymore. Opinion gets trampled on."
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* [[Jack White]]: "I was thinking about a time in high school when I turned my books in to the math teacher and said, "I refuse to learn from you any more." The song's about asking questions. A lot of people are taught just to regurgitate information. People don't care if you learn anymore. Opinion gets trampled on."
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==Trivia==
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==Facts==
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* Usually played as the first or second song in a White Stripes concert.
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* This song is usually played as the first or second song in a White Stripes concert. "[[When I Hear My Name]]" is also usually played as the first or second song in a White Stripes concert.
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* [[Beck]] has covered this before.
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* The video for Black Math is a live performance video recorded on 4/16/2003 at Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI.
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
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Don't you think that I'm bound to react now? Well, my fingers definitely turning to black now. Yeah, maybe I'll put my love on ice and teach myself; maybe that'll be nice, yeah. My books are sitting at the top of the stack now. Well, the longer words are really breaking my back now. Yeah, maybe I'll learn to understand, a-drawing a square with a pencil in hand, yeah. Mathematically turning the page, unequivocally showing my age, I'm practically center-stage, undeniably earning your wage. Well, maybe I'll put my love on ice, and teach myself. Maybe that'll be nice, yeah. Listen, master, can you answer a question? Is it the fingers or the brain that you're teaching a lesson? Oh, I can't tell you how proud I am, writing down things that I don't understand. Well, maybe I'll put my love on ice and teach myself. Maybe that'll be nice, yeah.
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==Video==
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don't you think that I'm bound to react now?
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Recorded on 4/16/2003 at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan.
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well, my fingers definitely turning to black now
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{{#ev:youtube|phcrV7LZ7GE}}
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yeah, maybe I'll put my love on ice
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==External Links==
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and teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
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my books are sitting at the top of the stack now
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well, the longer words are really breaking my back now
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yeah, maybe I'll learn to understand
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a-drawing a square with a pencil in hand, yeah
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ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
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mathematically turning the page
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unequivocally showing my age
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I'm practically center stage
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undeniably earning your wage
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well, maybe I'll put my love on ice
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teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
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listen master can you answer a question?
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is it the fingers, or the brain
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that you're teaching a lesson?
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oh, I can't tell you how proud I am
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I'm writing down things that I don't understand
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well maybe I'll put my love on ice
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and teach myself, maybe that'll be nice, yeah
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yeah...yeah...yeah</nowiki></pre>
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Revision as of 23:26, 21 August 2011

Contents

Releases

Other Appearances

  • Covered by Beck live.

Credits

Performers

Production

Meaning

Band Quotes

  • Jack White: "I was thinking about a time in high school when I turned my books in to the math teacher and said, "I refuse to learn from you any more." The song's about asking questions. A lot of people are taught just to regurgitate information. People don't care if you learn anymore. Opinion gets trampled on."

Trivia

  • Usually played as the first or second song in a White Stripes concert.

Lyrics

Don't you think that I'm bound to react now? Well, my fingers definitely turning to black now. Yeah, maybe I'll put my love on ice and teach myself; maybe that'll be nice, yeah. My books are sitting at the top of the stack now. Well, the longer words are really breaking my back now. Yeah, maybe I'll learn to understand, a-drawing a square with a pencil in hand, yeah. Mathematically turning the page, unequivocally showing my age, I'm practically center-stage, undeniably earning your wage. Well, maybe I'll put my love on ice, and teach myself. Maybe that'll be nice, yeah. Listen, master, can you answer a question? Is it the fingers or the brain that you're teaching a lesson? Oh, I can't tell you how proud I am, writing down things that I don't understand. Well, maybe I'll put my love on ice and teach myself. Maybe that'll be nice, yeah.

Video

Recorded on 4/16/2003 at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan.

External Links

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